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rex tillerson put exxon's interests before america's.. i'm not here to represent the us government's interest. instead, tillerson sided with putin. with billions in russian oil deals... he opposed us sanctions on russia... ...for war crimes forced to pay hundreds of millions for toxic pollution... ...putting profits ahead of our kid's health. tell your senators to reject rex tillerson. and protect american interests not corporate interests. it's just a date. i can stay. i'm good. i won't be late hey mom. yeah. no kissing on the first date, alright? life doesn't always stick to a plan, but with our investment expertise we'll help you handle what's next. financial guidance while you're mastering life. from chase. so you can. ♪ >>> we're here now with bebe rexha. her platinum hit "in the name of love" is topping charts everywhere. so many fans are excited for her debut album called "all your fault" which we can now announce is out february 17th so get ready for that. plus, she will still be headlining her first tour which is great, as well
rex tillerson put exxon's interests before america's.. i'm not here to represent the us government's interest. instead, tillerson sided with putin. with billions in russian oil deals... he opposed us sanctions on russia... ...for war crimes forced to pay hundreds of millions for toxic pollution... ...putting profits ahead of our kid's health. tell your senators to reject rex tillerson. and protect american interests not corporate interests. it's just a date. i can stay. i'm good. i won't be...
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rex tillerson put exxon's interests before america's.. instead, tillerson sided with putin. with billions in russian oil deals... he opposed us sanctions on russia... ...for war crimes forced to pay hundreds of millions for toxic pollution... ...putting profits ahead of our kid's health. tell your senators to reject rex tillerson. and protect american interests not corporate interests. >>> we are -- welcome back, robin. >> oh. >> what you don't see is we saw you saying happy birthday to ginger earlier. now you're hanging out with the crowd a little bit. >> yeah. >> a lot of things going on. >> doing a video with megan. >>> but we are back now and we'll talk about that custody battle brewing between robin thicke and his ex-wife paula patton after their 6-year-old son reportedly him. abc's paula faris is here with more. >> robin thicke denies any allegations of child abuse. in court documents saying he never exceeded age appropriate discipline and that his ex-wife paula patton is doing this as retaliation. ♪ >> reporter: this morning, superstar crooner robin thicke reportedl
rex tillerson put exxon's interests before america's.. instead, tillerson sided with putin. with billions in russian oil deals... he opposed us sanctions on russia... ...for war crimes forced to pay hundreds of millions for toxic pollution... ...putting profits ahead of our kid's health. tell your senators to reject rex tillerson. and protect american interests not corporate interests. >>> we are -- welcome back, robin. >> oh. >> what you don't see is we saw you saying...
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jonathan: isn't it interesting the former ceo of exxon who has said to always put the company before the state seems to be the harshest on russia between the two of them. alix: they have ties with russia -- over 63 million acres, a 30% stake in the field offshore. they have 1.5 development wells. this is a significant development -- investment for the company he had it. david: you have european allies be onay should we still russia anymore? jonathan: one of the biggest flashpoints was not a disagreement, but an agreement -- the similar stance on u.s.-china relations with rex tillerson saying wednesday we will have to send china a clear signal that the island building starts -- stops, and your access to those islands is also not going to be allowed. the president-elect spoke out on this wednesday year is news conference. -- wednesday you in his news conference. you look at the comments on the south china sea -- i was so surprised by these. traditionally, all we have heard is comment on the trade relationship. to delve that deeply into foreign policy -- never mind taking a call from th
jonathan: isn't it interesting the former ceo of exxon who has said to always put the company before the state seems to be the harshest on russia between the two of them. alix: they have ties with russia -- over 63 million acres, a 30% stake in the field offshore. they have 1.5 development wells. this is a significant development -- investment for the company he had it. david: you have european allies be onay should we still russia anymore? jonathan: one of the biggest flashpoints was not a...
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four-star general to head up the department of defense, another four-star general at -- the ceo of exxon. all good picks, by the way. you've got to see that team come together interact with mike flynn and k.t. mcfarland, let them do the traditional nsc role and we've got to give them some space to shape the view. knowing very well the two military officers as well as mike flynn, i think i can sense the kind of outline of where things are going to go. but we need to wait. we've got to really get rex tillerson into the mix in a significant way as well. just give him some space, let's see where it goes. but i do want to agree with both the senator and with fred that we've got to have a consistency in a view and so we should give them time to develop it but not allow ourselves to remain on the diet of espresso. >> secretary albright, you brought this up. mike flynn, general mattis, general kelly. a lot of retired military in there. do you think that's an issue? i mean, obviously they're leaders. they know how to get things done. but they go to the same schools. they have been in the military
four-star general to head up the department of defense, another four-star general at -- the ceo of exxon. all good picks, by the way. you've got to see that team come together interact with mike flynn and k.t. mcfarland, let them do the traditional nsc role and we've got to give them some space to shape the view. knowing very well the two military officers as well as mike flynn, i think i can sense the kind of outline of where things are going to go. but we need to wait. we've got to really get...
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in the hot seat was former exxon c.e.o. and prison guard who didn't see you getting stabbed, rex tillerson. now one of the big knocks on tillerson is how cozy he is with vladimir putin and exxon's willingness to do business with shady governments. >> exxon has a partnership with shell, a company known as infineum, that did a fair number of transactions with iran, bypassing u.s. sanctions. are you familiar with this, the use of this subsidiary to bypass u.s. sanctions and do you think it was the right thing to do? >> i don't recall the incident. i've read about it. but i don't recall it, specifically. >> stephen: really? seems like something a person would remember. "wait, did i leave the oven on? no. did i lock the door? yes. did i break the law against doing business with a state sponsor of terrorism? ugh, that's gonna gnaw at me all day!" something, something, something, something... ( laughter ) doing business with iran sounds sketchy, but tillerson reassured the committee that exxon never lobbied against iran sanctions.
in the hot seat was former exxon c.e.o. and prison guard who didn't see you getting stabbed, rex tillerson. now one of the big knocks on tillerson is how cozy he is with vladimir putin and exxon's willingness to do business with shady governments. >> exxon has a partnership with shell, a company known as infineum, that did a fair number of transactions with iran, bypassing u.s. sanctions. are you familiar with this, the use of this subsidiary to bypass u.s. sanctions and do you think it...
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aboutr piece, you talk exxon's role in indonesia. could you explain what exxon is being accused of there? >> human rights was a big theme route the hearing, brought up by many, many senators. as someone who has spent -- i have w written three books about the oil industry is been a lot of time studying exxonmobil,l, o hear rex tillerson continually talk and a neck to be didn't, but he did mention the ways he would uphold human rights, was deeply disturbing. for one reason being this case that i highlight in my report which is one of the more renowned because of the level of ababuse, internationanal human rights cases involving an oil company. this is a case in which the complaint is actually now j just getting ready to go befefore the u.s. district court i in washington, d.c. they are awaiting a trial date any day now. this involves severe human righghts abuses in indonesia by security forces employed by exxonmobobil. in the complaint, specifically nanas rex tillerson. what the charges are, theyey ininvolve charges from 2000-2004 that
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as the head of exxon, mr. tillerson did business with the terrorism trifecta: iran, syria, the sudan. this raises serious questions that the man who is nominated to be the face of the united states to the world has so much experience doing business with our most prominent and concerning adversaries. at the hearing under questions from the senior senator from new jersey and the senator from oregon, mr. tillerson denied having knowledge of these dealings and directed senators to seek more information from exxonmobil itself. three times he told the committee that -- quote -- he did not recall any of the details. throughout the afternoon it sounded like he was following the dodge ball rules for confirmation hearings. dodge, dip, duck, dive, and dodge. in fact, he basically admitted it to the junior senator from virginia. now, i just read in "the washington post" that on three separate occasions the sec, the securities and exchange commission wrote letters directed to mr. tillerson himself seeking more information
as the head of exxon, mr. tillerson did business with the terrorism trifecta: iran, syria, the sudan. this raises serious questions that the man who is nominated to be the face of the united states to the world has so much experience doing business with our most prominent and concerning adversaries. at the hearing under questions from the senior senator from new jersey and the senator from oregon, mr. tillerson denied having knowledge of these dealings and directed senators to seek more...
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rex tillerson put exxon's interests before america's.. i'm not here to represent the us government's interest. instead, tillerson sided with putin. with billions in russian oil deals... he opposed us sanctions on russia... ...for war crimes forced to pay hundreds of millions for toxic pollution... ...putting profits ahead of our kid's health. tell your senators to reject rex tillerson. and protect american interests not corporate interests. >>> president putin and russia put out a statement today that this fake news was indeed fake news. they said it totally never happened. now somebody would say oh, of course he's going to say. that i respected the fact that he said that. and i -- i'll be honest. if he did have something, they would have released it and glad to release it. i think frankly had they broken into the republican national committee, i think they would have released it just like they would have about hillary and the horrible things that her people like mr. podesta said about her. what he said about her was horrible. i don't kno
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why are your thoughts on exxon participated in that? time ofinued in the when you were in the leadership of the company? rex tillerson: am familiar with the circumstance. it was the subject of an investigation of the judiciary committee but there were no findings that we done anything .rong the payments that we would make to any company, there are domestic producers here on federal lands. there are royalties and taxes paid to the treasury. but the government does with is after the government. the u.s. government distributes that responsibly. some countries do not. mobil -- on the whole, there are positive benefits to people of the country. in terms of job creation. i'm not suggesting it works a mitigation of the country but it is not without benefit or having american values on the ground. this is not just the industry's portion but any portion. >> you mentioned that royalties and taxes should go to the government but in this case, exxon mobil made the payments to a private account controlled by the president. do you see anything wrong
why are your thoughts on exxon participated in that? time ofinued in the when you were in the leadership of the company? rex tillerson: am familiar with the circumstance. it was the subject of an investigation of the judiciary committee but there were no findings that we done anything .rong the payments that we would make to any company, there are domestic producers here on federal lands. there are royalties and taxes paid to the treasury. but the government does with is after the government....
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times the amount of holdings exxon has here. opposed theocally russian sanctions that have been put in place which hamper exxon's ability to drill there. learnedt weeks we have about the incredibly disturbing extent to which russia has sought to weaken our nation from its efforts to undermine the election to yesterday's news that it had optimizing personal and financial information about the president-elect. inm sure that i am not alone saying i believe these allegations if true demand more againstnger sanctions russia. just this morning, donald trump said he thinks the russians did hack our american election. in light of what you now know about the extent of russia's hostile acts against our country, do you support againstng sanctions russia, even if doing so hurts exxon mobil. confirmed, in consultation with the president and i am sure will be an interagency decision around imposing additional sanctions on russia, there will space between me and the president and the administration on those decisions. if confirmed i serve only
times the amount of holdings exxon has here. opposed theocally russian sanctions that have been put in place which hamper exxon's ability to drill there. learnedt weeks we have about the incredibly disturbing extent to which russia has sought to weaken our nation from its efforts to undermine the election to yesterday's news that it had optimizing personal and financial information about the president-elect. inm sure that i am not alone saying i believe these allegations if true demand more...
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he started as a production engineer at exxon in 1975. eventually climbing his way to the top of ceo of the fortune 10 company. at exxon, he led one of the world's most respected companies with over 75,000 employees and over $250 billion in revenue. company,proud texas does business in 52 countries. rex tillerson has traveled the globe negotiated -- negotiating business deals with world leaders, effectively advocating or the interest of his company, shareholders, and employees. the numerous achievements that rex tillerson has earned do not come without hard work, dedication, and passion for one's mission. this is the work ethic and spirit that america needs in an secretary of state. that is the attitude that gives me confidence in the opportunity that rexks has -- tillerson has to chart a better course for our national security and diplomacy. we need a secretary of state who understands that america is exceptional. a secretary that will establish policies on the foundation of that exceptionalism and will put america's interests first. rep
he started as a production engineer at exxon in 1975. eventually climbing his way to the top of ceo of the fortune 10 company. at exxon, he led one of the world's most respected companies with over 75,000 employees and over $250 billion in revenue. company,proud texas does business in 52 countries. rex tillerson has traveled the globe negotiated -- negotiating business deals with world leaders, effectively advocating or the interest of his company, shareholders, and employees. the numerous...
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reporter: but tillerson's background as ceo of exxon mobil involves extensive ties with russia, even receiving the country's medal of friendship from vladimir putin. some of his colleagues do not think he will be able to be tough on the kremlin. >> is vladimir putin a war criminal? mr. tillerson: i would not use that term. >> let me describe the situation and aleppo, and that would perhaps help you reach that conclusion. reporter: senator rubio described what he called the targeting of civilians by russian forces in syria. rubio: you are still not prepared to say that vladimir putin has violated the rules of war and conducted war crimes in aleppo? mr. tillerson: these are significant charges to make, and i would want to have much more information. senator rubio: there is so much information out there. i find it discouraging, your inability to cite that. reporter: protesters dressed in kkk robes disrupted proceedings to confirm another of donald trump's picks. jeff sessions is the man mr. trump wants to be is attorney general, a man who in the 1980's was denied a judgeship on alleged
reporter: but tillerson's background as ceo of exxon mobil involves extensive ties with russia, even receiving the country's medal of friendship from vladimir putin. some of his colleagues do not think he will be able to be tough on the kremlin. >> is vladimir putin a war criminal? mr. tillerson: i would not use that term. >> let me describe the situation and aleppo, and that would perhaps help you reach that conclusion. reporter: senator rubio described what he called the targeting...
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exxon lobbied for ukraine which i introduced in the senate last year. you employed well noen washington base lobbyists. you personally visited the white house and reported that you were engaged, quote, at the highest levels of government. in essence exxon became the in-house lobbyist for russia against these sanctions. sanctions are one of the most effective diplomatic tools in our arsenal, one we rely on to avoid putting american lives at risk by engaging in traditional warfare. now today in response to a previous question by senator cardin, you said sanctions are a powerful tool but you have made statements and given speeches where you have said that you do not believe sanctions are a useful tool. so if sanctions are not a useful tool, have you changed your view? what are the tools of peaceful diplomacy you will use to get countries to it return and act within the international order? what are you going to say to vladimir putin when he says to you, but rex you said sanctions are bad? >> senator, i think it's important to acknowledge that when sanction
exxon lobbied for ukraine which i introduced in the senate last year. you employed well noen washington base lobbyists. you personally visited the white house and reported that you were engaged, quote, at the highest levels of government. in essence exxon became the in-house lobbyist for russia against these sanctions. sanctions are one of the most effective diplomatic tools in our arsenal, one we rely on to avoid putting american lives at risk by engaging in traditional warfare. now today in...
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and in june of 2012, you signed a letter indicating in your role of ceo of exxon/mobil, you supported the law of the sea. i was a member of this committee when then chairman john kerry convened seven hearings where panel after panel of four-star admirals and generals and business leaders and national security leaders and former republican leaders, the administration and senators all testified in support of this, yet we fell short of ratification. had we ratified it, we would have that seat at the table to aggressively assert the international law of the sea and to push back on china's actions, which during that debate were hypothetical, today are real. would you work to support the law of the sea convention if confirmed as secretary? >> well, i will certainly work with the president. we've not discussed that particular treaty. certainly my position i've taken in the past was one from the per sti -- perspective of the role i had at the time. i am aware of objection people have. that is the principal objection people have. when given the opportunity to discuss this in the inter agency o
and in june of 2012, you signed a letter indicating in your role of ceo of exxon/mobil, you supported the law of the sea. i was a member of this committee when then chairman john kerry convened seven hearings where panel after panel of four-star admirals and generals and business leaders and national security leaders and former republican leaders, the administration and senators all testified in support of this, yet we fell short of ratification. had we ratified it, we would have that seat at...
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he is of the opinion, former exxon mobile ceo that sanctions don't always work and exxon mobile was a frequent visitor to the obama white house. it is a lot easier said than done. it is not a overturning sanctions but how exxon mobile would adhere. exxon mobile was off of the coast of the russia and that would impacted and cutting it out immediately would have meant a loss of jobs and a safety issue. i don't know if it was resolved but mr. tillerson was keen to remind critics including marco rubio it is easy tore go after one guy or country when you have to look at the impact on u.s. business. so far, so good. a lot of people believe he is holding up well. and the questions from marco rubio led many to believe be that republican support was not unanimous. but this exchange that got the talk going that he might not get republican support. >> is vladimar putin a war criminal. >>id would not use that term. >> it is so much information and not hard to say that vladimar putin. >> i am upon not willing to make conclusions on what is publicly. >> none of this is classified. >> your question
he is of the opinion, former exxon mobile ceo that sanctions don't always work and exxon mobile was a frequent visitor to the obama white house. it is a lot easier said than done. it is not a overturning sanctions but how exxon mobile would adhere. exxon mobile was off of the coast of the russia and that would impacted and cutting it out immediately would have meant a loss of jobs and a safety issue. i don't know if it was resolved but mr. tillerson was keen to remind critics including marco...
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your consulting team does work with exxon/mobil. you got to know him for years through the boy scouts. >> that's right. rex and i have been in leadership a couple of years. frankly played a big role persuading me to take it on. and after scouting events, as i have said at the hearing this morning, we would often spend several hours at the end of the day talking about international affairs and so on. so, when the president-elect asked me if it was a blank slate who would i recommend, i put rex's name forward. >> what do you make of the concerns that you've heard expressed from some of the democrats on the senate foreign relations committee about tillerson not expressing more outward condemnation of human rights in saudi arabia, human rights violations in the philippines, whether or not vladimir putin is a war criminal? >> well, i think it's a difference between somebody who actually has responsibility and who understands that there are legal implications of those designations. so, if you're going to be the secretary of state, you hav
your consulting team does work with exxon/mobil. you got to know him for years through the boy scouts. >> that's right. rex and i have been in leadership a couple of years. frankly played a big role persuading me to take it on. and after scouting events, as i have said at the hearing this morning, we would often spend several hours at the end of the day talking about international affairs and so on. so, when the president-elect asked me if it was a blank slate who would i recommend, i put...
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and so broadly -- >> would you permit exxon to lobby the state department under your leadership? >> well senator, as to any issues involving exxonmobil that might come before me if confirmed to secretary of state, i would recuse myself from those issues. >> more now, i want to bring in bob menendez who we just heard on that panel today questioning rex tillerson. thanks for joining us. do you feel through today's hearing through your questioning, through the questioning of your colleagues, are you walking away from today's hearing feeling you've learned something new about rex tillerson? new information that's relevant to how you're going to vote? >> well, i've learned that he's not an advocate of sanctions which we probably knew even though he's tried to walk that back. i get concerned that at a big entity like exxon and the state department is also a big entity that he supposedly didn't know that he was paying millions of dollars to lobbyists to lobby against sanctions on russia, iran, and other entities, and i get concerned that at the end of the day, he acted in b ed ied i wer
and so broadly -- >> would you permit exxon to lobby the state department under your leadership? >> well senator, as to any issues involving exxonmobil that might come before me if confirmed to secretary of state, i would recuse myself from those issues. >> more now, i want to bring in bob menendez who we just heard on that panel today questioning rex tillerson. thanks for joining us. do you feel through today's hearing through your questioning, through the questioning of your...
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there were no findings that exxon had committed any wrong or broken any laws. at the end of that investigation. in terms of the payments that exxonmobil would make in any arrangement, contract in any country, would be no different than they were made with domestic producers here in the u.s. that are operating on federal lands. there's royalty and there's taxes paid to the treasury. what the government does with those moneys once the company pays those is up to the government. obviously the u.s. government distributes those funds responsibly. some countries i understand do not. in exxonmobil's engagement in countries like this, though, i do think that on the whole, there are positive benefits to the people in the country in terms of job creation that occurs because of the activity, employment that occurs because of the activity and i'm not in any way suggesting that that mitigates the corruption in the country, but that it is not without benefit and it is not without having american values on the ground in those countries as well. so this is true not just of the
there were no findings that exxon had committed any wrong or broken any laws. at the end of that investigation. in terms of the payments that exxonmobil would make in any arrangement, contract in any country, would be no different than they were made with domestic producers here in the u.s. that are operating on federal lands. there's royalty and there's taxes paid to the treasury. what the government does with those moneys once the company pays those is up to the government. obviously the u.s....
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but exxon is listed and the whole purpose and while exxon is a huge cooperation like the state department you may not know everything that is going on. but you are giving direction as to whether or not you want to be lobbying on certain issues and taking positions or not. you told me p in the world conversation with president-elect you didn't discuss russia. it is difficult to believe that you didn't know exxon was lobbying. >> my understanding they are required wherewhether you are lobby for or agains you are required to report. >> you believe you were paying to money to lobby. >> i don't know. all i know. >> can can you imagine your share holders to lobby for sanctions to bottom line. >> it would depend on the circumstance. >> let me turn to mexico. a little different part of the world. some of us care about the western hemisphere. last week, the president-elect said the money spent on building a wall will be paid for it. that has been a hallmark chant in trump rallies and now the president-elect said the american people will pay for are it and the mexicans will reimburse it. the last t
but exxon is listed and the whole purpose and while exxon is a huge cooperation like the state department you may not know everything that is going on. but you are giving direction as to whether or not you want to be lobbying on certain issues and taking positions or not. you told me p in the world conversation with president-elect you didn't discuss russia. it is difficult to believe that you didn't know exxon was lobbying. >> my understanding they are required wherewhether you are lobby...
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as ceo of exxon, you vocally opposed the russian sanctions that have been put in place with hamper exxon's ability to drill there. in recent weeks we have learned about the incredibly disturbing extent to which russia has sought to weaken our nation from its effort to undermined the election, to yesterday's news that it has compromising personal and financial information about the president-elect. now, i am sure that i am not alone in saying that i believe that these allegations, if true, demand more and stronger sanctions against russia. now just this morning donald trump said that he thinks that the russians did hack our american election. so, mr. tillerson, in light of what you now know about the extent of russia's hostile acts against our country, do you support increasing sanctions against russia, even if doing so hurts exxonmobil? >> well, senator, if confirmed in consultation with the president and i'm sure what will be an inneragency decision around imposing additional sanctions on russia, there will be no space between me and the president or the administration in those decisions.
as ceo of exxon, you vocally opposed the russian sanctions that have been put in place with hamper exxon's ability to drill there. in recent weeks we have learned about the incredibly disturbing extent to which russia has sought to weaken our nation from its effort to undermined the election, to yesterday's news that it has compromising personal and financial information about the president-elect. now, i am sure that i am not alone in saying that i believe that these allegations, if true,...
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how does it differ from him as ceo of exxon? >> what might have been a surprise was his harder tone on russia. he is saying nader when the u.s. should have supplied weapons to ukraine. that was a bit of a bit of a surprise from those who thought he might be soft on russia. he is trying to put forth the is a toughhe negotiator and is a fair negotiator and is open-minded on a lot of issues. he can translate his skills as a negotiator from the oil industry into diplomacy. oliver: when you come from a journalist's perspective about energy, how does he fare as a leader throughout the ups and downs of the industry? anid: exxon is known as aircraft carrier compared to a lot of companies. they take the long view. they tend not to get as or as reactive to ups and downs of the market as smaller companies. they can write things out. they look for 20 years, 10 years, not this year and next year. scarlet: how careful is a rex tillerson? we have in donald trump, issued from the hip leader. head of a hundreds of billions of dollars company, yo
how does it differ from him as ceo of exxon? >> what might have been a surprise was his harder tone on russia. he is saying nader when the u.s. should have supplied weapons to ukraine. that was a bit of a bit of a surprise from those who thought he might be soft on russia. he is trying to put forth the is a toughhe negotiator and is a fair negotiator and is open-minded on a lot of issues. he can translate his skills as a negotiator from the oil industry into diplomacy. oliver: when you...
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tillerson said this morning that exxon did not lobbyn sanctions to his knowledge. this comes on top of recent reports that exxon avoided iran sanctions by dealing with iran and other state sponsors of terrorism through a european subsidiary. this, too, is very, very concerning, and it raises real questions as to whether the president-elect and his cabinet are prepared to stand up to putin, stand up to iran and represent the american -- the interests of the american people and defend our democratic allies around the world. madam president, my friends on the other side of the aisle have nearly universally criticized this president, president obama, for his policy on syria and for not being tough enough on vladimir putin. republicans have always called themselves the party of reagan. i don't need to remind any of them of his famous speech in west berlin. now it seems this fundamental tenet of republican foreign policy and indeed our national policy for the last few decades is eroding before our very eyes. now it seems the president-elect and his cabinet may never addr
tillerson said this morning that exxon did not lobbyn sanctions to his knowledge. this comes on top of recent reports that exxon avoided iran sanctions by dealing with iran and other state sponsors of terrorism through a european subsidiary. this, too, is very, very concerning, and it raises real questions as to whether the president-elect and his cabinet are prepared to stand up to putin, stand up to iran and represent the american -- the interests of the american people and defend our...
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as ceo of exxon, you vocally opposed the russian sanctions that have been put in place which hamper exxon's ability to drill there. now in recent weeks we have learned about the incredibly disturbing extent to which russia has sought to weaken our nation from its efforts to under mine the election to yesterday's news that it has compromising personal and financial information about the president elect. now i am sure that i am not alone in saying that i believe that these allegations if true demand more and stronger sanctions against russia. now just this morning donald trump said that he thinks the russians did hack our american election. so mr. tillerson, in light of what you now know about the extend of russia's hostile acts against our country, do you support increasing sanctions against russia even if doing so hurts exxonmobil? >> senator, if confirmed in consultation with the president and i'm sure what will be an interagency decision around imposing additional sanctions on russia, there will be no space between me and the president or the administration in those decisions. i serve if
as ceo of exxon, you vocally opposed the russian sanctions that have been put in place which hamper exxon's ability to drill there. now in recent weeks we have learned about the incredibly disturbing extent to which russia has sought to weaken our nation from its efforts to under mine the election to yesterday's news that it has compromising personal and financial information about the president elect. now i am sure that i am not alone in saying that i believe that these allegations if true...
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exxon mobil is listed as a coalition member of u.s. a engage, an advocacy group that lobbies against sanctions. this group lobbied against sanctions including against iran and employed a passage of a joint comprehensive plan of action. my question is, with the -- with that history, the work you did in spring of 2011, where he oversaw the exxon mobil deal with the kurdish iraq, after the united states government expressly did not want to see that had and, thinking a deal would undermine the u.s. all the of one iraq and leave the country closer to a civil war, what message will you now be able to send to american businesses intent on pursuing their own interest at the expense of u.s. policies and potential for political stability in foreign countries? how will you recalibrate your priorities as secretary of state ? your shareholders are the american people and their security and interests. mr. tillerson: there was a lot in that question. could respond. i have never lobbied against sanctions personally. >> the company you directed did, --
exxon mobil is listed as a coalition member of u.s. a engage, an advocacy group that lobbies against sanctions. this group lobbied against sanctions including against iran and employed a passage of a joint comprehensive plan of action. my question is, with the -- with that history, the work you did in spring of 2011, where he oversaw the exxon mobil deal with the kurdish iraq, after the united states government expressly did not want to see that had and, thinking a deal would undermine the u.s....
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please don't put exxon in charge of the state department! >> if you would, i can easily add time myself, but if we could stop the clock when these kind of interferences take place, i would appreciate it. with that, senator johnson. >> if you forgot the question, it was explain your comments that russia is predictable, basically, and that russia doesn't think like we do. expand on that. >> in my experience of both dealing with russia and representatives of russian government and russian entities, and then as my -- the length of time i've spent in russia as an observer, my experience with the russians are that they're very calculating, they're very strategic in their thinking, and they develop a plan. [ audience interruption ] >> -- as expendable. in our home state of texas, people are resisting pipelines. whether or not you become secretary of state, people will not stop. senators, be brave. stop this man. protect the vulnerable. senators, be brave. protect the vulnerable! >> i apologize for that, mr. tillerson, maybe you can answer the quest
please don't put exxon in charge of the state department! >> if you would, i can easily add time myself, but if we could stop the clock when these kind of interferences take place, i would appreciate it. with that, senator johnson. >> if you forgot the question, it was explain your comments that russia is predictable, basically, and that russia doesn't think like we do. expand on that. >> in my experience of both dealing with russia and representatives of russian government...
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in essence, exxon became the in-house lobbyist for russia against these sanctions. sanctions are one of the most effective diplomatic tools in our arsenal, one we rely on to avoid putting american lives at risk by engaging in traditional kinnetic warfare. now today, in response to a previous question by senator cardin, you said sanctions are a powerful tool. but you have made statements and given speeches where you have said you do not believe sanctions are a useful tool. so if sanctions are not a useful tool, have you changed your view? what are the tools of peaceful diplomacy you will use to get countries to return and act within the international order? what are you going to say to vladimir putin when he says to you, but, rex, you said sanctions were bad? >> senator, i think it's important to acknowledge that when sanctions are imposed, they, by their design, are going to harm american business. that's the idea is to disrupt america's business engagement in whatever country is being targeted for sanctions. and so broadly -- >> i don't think it's too disrupt ameri
in essence, exxon became the in-house lobbyist for russia against these sanctions. sanctions are one of the most effective diplomatic tools in our arsenal, one we rely on to avoid putting american lives at risk by engaging in traditional kinnetic warfare. now today, in response to a previous question by senator cardin, you said sanctions are a powerful tool. but you have made statements and given speeches where you have said you do not believe sanctions are a useful tool. so if sanctions are...
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until his nomination, rex tillerson was the ceo of exxon mobile ha has a long—standing relationship with vladimir putin. that grilling, yes, it is still going on. let's hear some of this, he was asked about the allegations of russian hacking aimed at interfering with the us presidential election. do you believe during the presidential campaign russian services directed a campaign russian services directed a campaign at the hacking of e—mails and the leak of the e—mails and the dissemination of fake news to denigrate a presidential candidate? i have had no unclassified briefings, however, idid i have had no unclassified briefings, however, i did read the interagency report that was released. that report clearly is troubling and indicates that all of the actions you describe were undertaken. based on your knowledge of russian leader and politics, do you believe the activities could have happened without the knowledge and consent of vladimir putin? i'm not ina and consent of vladimir putin? i'm not in a position to make that determination. again that is indicated in the report. but i kn
until his nomination, rex tillerson was the ceo of exxon mobile ha has a long—standing relationship with vladimir putin. that grilling, yes, it is still going on. let's hear some of this, he was asked about the allegations of russian hacking aimed at interfering with the us presidential election. do you believe during the presidential campaign russian services directed a campaign russian services directed a campaign at the hacking of e—mails and the leak of the e—mails and the...
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reportedly under exxon mobil -- and i say you as the head of exxon mobil -- wanted to eliminate secondary sanctions to prevent joint ventures. this makes sense as in 2003 and 2004 and 2005 you were engaged to a subsidiary company in businesses with countries who the united states listed as state sponsors of terrorism including iran, syria and the sudan. countries that except for the maneuver of your subsidiary exxon mobil could not have been dealing with. exxonmobil is listed as an advocacy group that lobbies against sanctions. the group lobbied against sanctions including against iran. so my question is with that as a history, with the work that you did in the spring of 2011 where you over saw a deal with the government of iraq after the united states government expressly didn't want that to happen fearing a deal would you should mine the u.s. policy of one iraq and lead the country closer to civil war, what message are you now going to be able to send to american businesses who are intent on pursuing their own interests at the expense of u.s. policies and potential for political stabili
reportedly under exxon mobil -- and i say you as the head of exxon mobil -- wanted to eliminate secondary sanctions to prevent joint ventures. this makes sense as in 2003 and 2004 and 2005 you were engaged to a subsidiary company in businesses with countries who the united states listed as state sponsors of terrorism including iran, syria and the sudan. countries that except for the maneuver of your subsidiary exxon mobil could not have been dealing with. exxonmobil is listed as an advocacy...
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in essence, exxon became the in-house lobbyist for russia against the sanctions. sanctions are one of the most effective in our arsenal to avoid putting american lives at risk by engaging in traditional warfare. now, today in response to a previous question by senator cardin you said sanctions are a powerful tool. you've made statements and given speeches where you said you do not believe sanctions are a useful tool. so if sanctions are not a useful tool have you changed yoare the tools of peaceful diplomacy you will use to get countries to return and act within the international order? what will you say to vladimir putin putin when he says to you you said sanctions were bad? >> i think it's important to acknowledge that when sanctions are imposed, they by their design will harm american business. that's the idea is to disrupt america's business engagement in whatever country is being targeted for sanctions. and so broadly -- >> i don't think it's to disrupt american business but to disrupt the economies of those countries. now, american business may or may not be
in essence, exxon became the in-house lobbyist for russia against the sanctions. sanctions are one of the most effective in our arsenal to avoid putting american lives at risk by engaging in traditional warfare. now, today in response to a previous question by senator cardin you said sanctions are a powerful tool. you've made statements and given speeches where you said you do not believe sanctions are a useful tool. so if sanctions are not a useful tool have you changed yoare the tools of...
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but when you're exxon, remember exxon has a 50-year plan, exxon is thinking past putin. i know that seems incredible, but they're the only company i know with a 50-year plan. >> they do. interestingly the stock has been downgraded today by wells fargo as you guys know. >> yes. what is that about? >> they expected exxon to be able to pursue an acquisition during the oil price downturn as a way to grow returns, however with that window likely closed for now plus premium valuation, they're stepping back. >> i agree with that call. i've been hounding them to make that acquisition. many of the acquisitions in the united states -- nothing moves the needle for exxon. >> yeah. >> as far as blue chip downgrades go for the week, coke, p&g, exxon, goldman, mt, that's five. >> these are nonbelievers. these are people who think this sugar high. i like that term the sugar high of the market. >> yeah. >> i've got to tell you sugar high of bank of america got you from 15 to 23. i say bring sugar on. make it domino -- i'll take stevia. >> peps kico's been weak here. i think it's a buy at
but when you're exxon, remember exxon has a 50-year plan, exxon is thinking past putin. i know that seems incredible, but they're the only company i know with a 50-year plan. >> they do. interestingly the stock has been downgraded today by wells fargo as you guys know. >> yes. what is that about? >> they expected exxon to be able to pursue an acquisition during the oil price downturn as a way to grow returns, however with that window likely closed for now plus premium...
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exxon is asking for tax dollars back from those. if you are carrying out foreign policy in those countries, how will you deal with that situation in terms of contact with exxon, with your former colleagues, that kind of situation. >> let me start with where you began in terms of taking phone calls. i would not expect that i will be taking phone calls from any business leaders. in my prior role i never called on the secretary of state directly. i called on the department often or the missions. primary the ambassadors. so i -- whether i'll take phone calls from anyone is a subject to the question itself. as to how i would deal with the past history i have in m prior position with exxonmobil, i made clear in m disclosures and i think in answer to questions that have been posed in is a statutory recusal period i will adhere to on any matters that might come before the state department that deal directly and specifically with exon mobile. beyond that, though, in terms of broader issues dealing with the fact it might involve the out and n
exxon is asking for tax dollars back from those. if you are carrying out foreign policy in those countries, how will you deal with that situation in terms of contact with exxon, with your former colleagues, that kind of situation. >> let me start with where you began in terms of taking phone calls. i would not expect that i will be taking phone calls from any business leaders. in my prior role i never called on the secretary of state directly. i called on the department often or the...
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at an early age he started as a production engineer at exxon in 1975 and eventually climbing his way to the top as ceo of the fortune 10 company. at exxon, he led one of the world's most respected companies with over 75,000 employees and over $250 billion in revenue. exxon, a proud texas company does business in 52 countries, and rex has travelled the globe negotiating business deals with world leaders, effectively advocating for the interest of his company, shareholders, and employees. the numerous achievements rex has earned, they don't come without hard work, dedication and passion for one's mission. this is the work ethic and spirit tt america needs in its secretary of state. that is the attitude that gives me confidence and the opportunity that rex has to chart a different, better and stronger course for our national security and diplomacy. we need a secretary of state who understands that america is exceptional, who will establish policies upon that foundation of exceptioni exceptionism, and who will put america's interest first. repeatedly, the current administration has used
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in exact, exxon had a direct financial interest. u.s. and european sanctions forced the oil giant out of the estimated $1 billion arctic drilling. if he lifts those sanctions or decides against new ones exxon could gain financially. >> what i tell him is, you know, we're not going anywhere. we have been around 130 years. when the sanctions are over we'll all sit down and get back to work and until then we just have to comply with the law. >> russia is not the only country in which they opposed policy. in iraq he negotiated an oil deal with the curdish government in northern iraq. >> i'm not here to defend it or criticize it. >> still it's his relationship with russia that is raising the most scrutiny though it may also bring potential advantages. >> obama's russia policy has fa failed there's no question trump will be able to develop a better relationship with russia if he wants to and tiller is on could facilitate that. that's not a horrible outcome frankly but in the context of a president trump who apparently is not interested in unde
in exact, exxon had a direct financial interest. u.s. and european sanctions forced the oil giant out of the estimated $1 billion arctic drilling. if he lifts those sanctions or decides against new ones exxon could gain financially. >> what i tell him is, you know, we're not going anywhere. we have been around 130 years. when the sanctions are over we'll all sit down and get back to work and until then we just have to comply with the law. >> russia is not the only country in which...
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>> take us through exxons relationship with russia. how big a bad is russia for exxon? tina: russia is a lot less war,tant since the crimea so it has been a sea change for exxon having to switch around. as i mentioned at one point, russia was the longest -- largest landholding huge deal. got oile have known, he over friendship from bladder and written, very -- friendship with vladimir putin. >> what might he lead in terms of sanctions? they need to have more bite, but he also said he did not think they worked. tina: he was very clear, he said sanctions are not a one-size-fits-all. they are not a panacea to the problem. exxon had to get special dispensation to close up the drill with russia when the sanctions hit under obama. this is something that he will have to tackle immediately. it will be interesting to see if he is taking a different stance from the trump administration. trump has questions this. jonathan: another hearing taking place is governor mark carney in front of the treasury select committee, to bring the comments of that and what he has said. according to
>> take us through exxons relationship with russia. how big a bad is russia for exxon? tina: russia is a lot less war,tant since the crimea so it has been a sea change for exxon having to switch around. as i mentioned at one point, russia was the longest -- largest landholding huge deal. got oile have known, he over friendship from bladder and written, very -- friendship with vladimir putin. >> what might he lead in terms of sanctions? they need to have more bite, but he also said...
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of exxon. you could also possibly see that there is a line of people waiting to get into this hearing. they will hear from rex tillerson, they will take questions from the men -- from the members of senate members. this is just a line of people hoping to get in. you can see this on c-span at 9:15 this morning. go to our website for more on how you can view it. we will show you how this proceeds as we go in this morning. other confirmation hearings are taking place. including the president-elect's choice to become the transportation secretary. four, (202) 748-8000 democrats. (202) 748-8001, republicans. independents., the washington times has a right up. writing that dinan in prepared opening statements released tuesday night, rex all countries must be held to their international commitments. theirs. must stand up to allies and adversaries must be a held responsible for their commitments. continueat we cannot to accept empty promises like the ones that china has made to pressure north korea into
of exxon. you could also possibly see that there is a line of people waiting to get into this hearing. they will hear from rex tillerson, they will take questions from the men -- from the members of senate members. this is just a line of people hoping to get in. you can see this on c-span at 9:15 this morning. go to our website for more on how you can view it. we will show you how this proceeds as we go in this morning. other confirmation hearings are taking place. including the...
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rex tillerson put exxon's interests before america's.. i'm not here to represent the us government's interest. instead, tillerson sided with putin. with billions in russian oil deals... he opposed us sanctions on russia... ...for war crimes forced to pay hundreds of millions for toxic pollution... ...putting profits ahead of our kid's health. tell your senators to reject rex tillerson. and protect american interests not corporate interests. >>> we are back with today's style. during the cold winter months protecting your skin can be a real challenge. here with new treatments to banish your winter skin blues, dr. debra wattenburg. what's the one thing we should be doing every day? >> it's key to have a great diet and be healthy with your exercise and sleep and all those things. then once you're doing that, everything else will work really well for you. >> start with food. what's the saying you are what you eat? good foods and bad. these are the good ones. >> correct. avocadoes are great. you can use them on your hands to crea
rex tillerson put exxon's interests before america's.. i'm not here to represent the us government's interest. instead, tillerson sided with putin. with billions in russian oil deals... he opposed us sanctions on russia... ...for war crimes forced to pay hundreds of millions for toxic pollution... ...putting profits ahead of our kid's health. tell your senators to reject rex tillerson. and protect american interests not corporate interests. >>> we are back with today's style. during...
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steve: well, this morning democrats are expected to grill rex tillerson, former exxon head over ties to russia, one of the hurdles, to weigh in white house security staffer under george w. bush and president obama. host of "fox & friends" julian turner. >> good morning. steve: thank you very much for sticking around today. let's talk a little bit about russia and putin because famously as soon as it was named that rex tillerson was trump's guy, wait a minute. he's friendly with putin. >> which kind of from that perspective makes it very the least surprising nomination of the entire, you know, transition period that trump has made no bones about the fact that he wants u.s.-russia bilat. it's really not very surprising. steve: do you a problem that the guy is a businessman rather someone from politics or a diplomat? >> i don't. i do think one thing that i would recommend if i was advising the trump campaign, which i'm not, if you're going to have a government outsider as cabinet secretary and take over state department which you also want to reorganize, reconstitute, i think the deputy
steve: well, this morning democrats are expected to grill rex tillerson, former exxon head over ties to russia, one of the hurdles, to weigh in white house security staffer under george w. bush and president obama. host of "fox & friends" julian turner. >> good morning. steve: thank you very much for sticking around today. let's talk a little bit about russia and putin because famously as soon as it was named that rex tillerson was trump's guy, wait a minute. he's friendly...
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exxon chief of state nominee rex tillerson expected to face tough questions on ties to russia and iran. investors will be watching donald trump's news conference closely for details of his economic agenda. taking a step like a futures ahead of our open about, also slightly open. the cost be rising 1.5% assume some shares hit a record high. the shanghai composite sell about three quarters of 1%. lauren: oil prices another 3% on concerns about oversupply right now. again this morning of 47 cents. cheryl: -- cheryl: volkswagen confirming it has cut a $4.3 billion deal with u.s. regulators over its emission scandal. companies could plead guilty to misconduct as soon as today. cheryl: more pain at the biggest retailer. wal-mart reportedly set to announce many more job cuts. cheryl: in sports, red hat houston rockets gym hard in the two the ninth straight big break down in the charlotte hornets. although highlights coming up. lauren: sure well. 5:32. wednesday, the 11th of january. welcome to "fbn:am," your first look at morning markets and breaking news. donald trump holds his first news co
exxon chief of state nominee rex tillerson expected to face tough questions on ties to russia and iran. investors will be watching donald trump's news conference closely for details of his economic agenda. taking a step like a futures ahead of our open about, also slightly open. the cost be rising 1.5% assume some shares hit a record high. the shanghai composite sell about three quarters of 1%. lauren: oil prices another 3% on concerns about oversupply right now. again this morning of 47 cents....
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also sec filings show exxon mobil did business with iran, syria and sudan when they were under u.s. terror sanctions. those dealings were legal at the time. >>> and day two of confirmation hearings for jeff sessions begin in a few hours. day one included sessions' denial of alleged racist comments and his assurance he would stand up to donald trump when necessary. he also faced a question about one of the most controversial comments connected to the president-elect during the campaign. >> is grabbing a woman by her genitals without consent assault? >> clearly, it would be. >> day two will include a first, new jersey senator cory booker will testify against sessions. he'll become the first senator to give testimony against a colleague. >>> now to the west coast. there's no let up to the weather misery out there. the storm system is over about a dozen states right now. it extends down into central california and across to the northern plains. thousands of northern californians have had to evacuate because of the flooding. some elderly residents here needed help. the river is heading f
also sec filings show exxon mobil did business with iran, syria and sudan when they were under u.s. terror sanctions. those dealings were legal at the time. >>> and day two of confirmation hearings for jeff sessions begin in a few hours. day one included sessions' denial of alleged racist comments and his assurance he would stand up to donald trump when necessary. he also faced a question about one of the most controversial comments connected to the president-elect during the campaign....
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tillerson, the role exxon played through its subsidiary in business dealings with iran. now, i know it's relative chump change in the scheme of thing, a $55 million enterprise in a contract with iran for a company that made tens of billions of dollars in any given quarter. but it is going to come up, and whether he was flagrantly violating u.s. policy in sanctions against iran. we don't know. but should it come up? >> well, i can tell you in my own experience my former company had relationships with iran, but as an american, i could have nothing to do with any decision associated with anything having to do with iran. and there are ways within companies where you can operate under foreign subsidiaries without violating any law or contradicting any intent on the part of the u.s. government where americans are completely out of the decision making process. because it would be a violation of the law for an american -- neil: is it a violation of the law at all -- i understand you're delineating here it's a multi-national from exxonmobil, furthermore, this is a small part of t
tillerson, the role exxon played through its subsidiary in business dealings with iran. now, i know it's relative chump change in the scheme of thing, a $55 million enterprise in a contract with iran for a company that made tens of billions of dollars in any given quarter. but it is going to come up, and whether he was flagrantly violating u.s. policy in sanctions against iran. we don't know. but should it come up? >> well, i can tell you in my own experience my former company had...
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tomorrow we expect an even more contentious hearing for rex tillerson, the former ceo of exxon mobile who has ties with russia and iran and iraq through his business. according to a new report a european subsidiary of exxon mobile once made deals with iraq and syria. that happened under rex tillerson's watch. let's bring in the chairman of the senate foreign relations committee. good to see you this morning. give me your outlook for what you think jeff sessions' toughest questions will be here? >> probably past actions. i happen to think a lot of him and support him. i'm not on the judiciary committee but look, there is something -- martha, somebody drank water on november 8th -- these are big positions and people have a right and responsibility to ask tough questions. my sense is that jeff sessions will come through this just fine. he is a very likable person and like all of us throughout the years has evolved and i think he will be a great attorney general. >> martha: we're clearly getting signals from some democrats that he will be pushed on things he said in the past about race. h
tomorrow we expect an even more contentious hearing for rex tillerson, the former ceo of exxon mobile who has ties with russia and iran and iraq through his business. according to a new report a european subsidiary of exxon mobile once made deals with iraq and syria. that happened under rex tillerson's watch. let's bring in the chairman of the senate foreign relations committee. good to see you this morning. give me your outlook for what you think jeff sessions' toughest questions will be here?...
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and we'll be right back. >>> rex tillerson put exxon's interests before america's.. i'm not here to represent the us government's interest. instead, tillerson sided with putin. with billions in russian oil deals... he opposed us sanctions on russia... ...for war crimes forced to pay hundreds of millions for toxic pollution... ...putting profits ahead of our kid's health. tell your senators to reject rex tillerson. and protect american interests not corporate interests. ♪ >>> ginger is back from her workout. all of these kitties and dogs could be adopted. >> wonderful. >> anchor: good morning, washington. i'm melanie hastings. here is a check of your stop stories. confirmation hearings begin for donald trump's attorney general nominee senator jeff sessions will appear before the senate judiciary committee in without a half hour. retired john kelly has his hearing this afternoon. four other hearings are set for tomorrow, including for secretary of state nominee, rex tillerson. one hearing that will not happen tomorrow is for betsy devos. his trip for se
and we'll be right back. >>> rex tillerson put exxon's interests before america's.. i'm not here to represent the us government's interest. instead, tillerson sided with putin. with billions in russian oil deals... he opposed us sanctions on russia... ...for war crimes forced to pay hundreds of millions for toxic pollution... ...putting profits ahead of our kid's health. tell your senators to reject rex tillerson. and protect american interests not corporate interests. ♪ >>>...
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he had good meetings with senators but will face real questions not only about russia but what exxon did in iraq and subsidiaries dealings with iran. >> reporter: that's exactly right, george. i think that's where the questions will be toughest. he was considered a good friend of vladimir putin, rex tillerson, of course, he was in the role of ceo of exxon and i think that's the kind of case he will try to make. it was a very different deal there when he was a businessman. now america's chief diplomat he will be and dealings with iran, as well. there were sanctions in place at the time again i think he'll make the case that he was a businessman then. >> meanwhile, general james mattis defense secretary, kelly homeland security, michael flynn as national security adviser who is outranked by the two generals in the cabinet. >> reporter: this is all very unusual, george but picking generals gives you instant creditability and the american people hold them in high regard despite some of his campaign rhetoric. he said last month, i like generals. i think they're terrific. they go through s
he had good meetings with senators but will face real questions not only about russia but what exxon did in iraq and subsidiaries dealings with iran. >> reporter: that's exactly right, george. i think that's where the questions will be toughest. he was considered a good friend of vladimir putin, rex tillerson, of course, he was in the role of ceo of exxon and i think that's the kind of case he will try to make. it was a very different deal there when he was a businessman. now america's...